Category: theft

Sperry Tree Care had their Hauler Trailer stolen last week and could use some help keeping an eye out for it. If you see it or have information please contact them and help us get this trailer returned to this great local company.

This dark green trailer was custom made for Sperry Tree Care by Human Powered Machines at the Center For Appropriate Transport (CAT). The stainless steel deck is about 5 feet long by 4 foot wide, with an L- shaped tube linking it to the seat post. There are lower railings around three sides about 10 inches up, and two railings front and back at about 3 feet above the deck. Signage was slipped into rails attached to the posts for the upper railings. The upper railings supported an 8 foot ladder and polesaws.

After a spike in 2015, the City of Eugene reported in this month’s InMotion newsletter that the Eugene Police Department (EPD) “registered more bicycles and had fewer bicycles reported stolen in 2016 than in 2015.”

That’s good news, especially since Eugene has been recognized as one of the worst places in the nation for bike theft.

However, it’s worth noting that we haven’t made “Kryptonite’s Top 10 Worst Cities For Bike Theft” since 2006 and our high theft rate also correlates to one of the higher per-capita bike ridership numbers in the nation (8.7%), second only to Boulder, Colorado (10.5%) for medium-sized cities (population of 100,000–199,999).

The worst place in Eugene for having a bike stolen over the past two years? South Eugene High School tops the list with 34 reported thefts in 2014-2015.

Eugene Public Library came in at No. 2 with 24 reported thefts, and the new Capstone apartment complex was third with 17. Here’s a map showing the 10 spots in town with the most reported bike thefts from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2015. (Click on the numbers to see details).

The rest of the top 10 (from a theft report provided the Eugene Police Commission):